Gustavs
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GOOS-tahvs
- Origin
- Old Norse
Gustavs is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “staff of the Geats”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gustavs mean?
Old Norse: Latvian form of Gustav
“staff of the Geats”
The Latvian form of Gustav, a name of Swedish origin, probably meaning staff of the Geats.
Is Gustavs a girl's or a boy's name?
Gustavs is a boys' name.
How popular is Gustavs in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gustavs in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gustavs in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
Names like Gustavs
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Lucas, Bodhi, Vihaan, Luca, Edward, River, Arlo, Rupert, Cooper, Cruz, Mason
More Old Norse names
Freya, Ronnie, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Colby, Rafe, Odin, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gustavs: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gustavs, updated 20 October 2026.